BIRD BOX has been a huge success for Netflix - and its popularity has had surprising knock-on effects for one home-owner near LA.

The Sandra Bullock-fronted thriller has gone down a treat with viewers since its release before Christmas, with the streaming giant reporting that an astronomical 45 million accounts have watched it. Now, viewers have cottoned on to the fact that the refuge the film’s characters use - in order to hide from the mysterious evil force - was not filmed on a film studio, but is an actual residential property.